Kentucky senator declares free market dead

Posted By Blake Hounshell Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 10:21 AM Share

This statement, from Kentucky Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, is priceless:

Instead of celebrating the Fourth of July next year Americans will be celebrating Bastille Day; the free market for all intents and purposes is dead in America... The action proposed today by the Treasury Department will take away the free market and institute socialism in America. The American taxpayer has been mislead throughout this economic crisis. The government on all fronts has failed the American people miserably."

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HIFFY

10:39 AM ET

September 23, 2008

Except,

socialism in most other countries includes a national health plan.

 

GABE

5:13 PM ET

September 23, 2008

ROFL, as the kids say.

ROFL, as the kids say.

 

KIDZIB

8:01 PM ET

September 23, 2008

You Win

Blake, can you implement some kind of comment rating system, cuz this takes the cake :-)

 

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